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Gerard Gandionco

I'm an aspiring full-stack developer, committed to merging solid technical skills across both front-end and back-end technologies. Proficient in Python and TypeScript, I'm passionate about creating interesting projects in my free time using an array of different technologies.

Background

Skills & Technologies //

Languages/Databases

      Python
      TypeScript
      Java
      HTML/CSS
      C/C++
      PostgreSQL
      MongoDB

Frameworks/Libraries

      Flask
      Django
      React
      FastAPI
      TailwindCSS
      Bootstrap

Platforms

      Heroku
      Fly.io
      Expo
      Netlify
      AWS
      Google Cloud
      Drupal
      WordPress

Tools

      Git
      Docker
      Jest
      VSCode
      Figma

Education //

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California State University, Northridge

August 2022 - December 2024 (expected)
  • Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
  • Web Designer at on-campus design agency, IntersectLA
  • Associate Software Developer at ARCS
  • General Officer at the Game Development Club
  • Clubs & Activities: Game Development Club, Software Developers Club, Punk Rock Club, Archery Recreational Team, Environmental Club
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College of the Canyons

August 2020 - May 2022
  • Associate of Science, Physics
  • Associate of Science, Mathematics
  • Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) Program

Experience

  • Junior Software Engineer

    (Your Company Here)

    Currently seeking new grad, entry-level opportunities this year. I am excited to immerse myself in real-world software development and make meaningful contributions. Who will be the company that will get me on my feet in the industry?

  • Associate Software Developer

    Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM (ARCS) | CSUN

    NASA-funded research center. Worked as one of the iOS developers on the cross-platform developer team working on a smart clothing app that offers performance insights on student athletes. Utilized React Native with Expo and a bit of Swift.

  • Web Designer

    IntersectLA | CSUN

    Worked in teams where I co-lead with fellow student leads to design and build new websites for multiple university departments and help with the migration process to web2. Utilized Figma for design and Wordpress/Drupal for building.

  • QA Intern

    5Head Games

    Contributed to quality assurance processes for the browser-based web3 trading card game, Enders Gate, ensuring product stability through systematic testing and detailed issue documentation via identifying critical issues and submitting bug reports.

My Projects

A comment section from one of my previous blog posts

Blogging Web App

A blogging social application where users post on their feed, follow others, and interact with posts by liking and commenting. Allows user-uploaded images.

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An early snapshot of the now-defunct website on the book search page

Greatreads Book Review Platform

A book-reviewing platform for avid readers to search millions of Google book entries and write reviews on them

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2022 timeline album images from my username

Music Mosaic Timeline

A mini web app that displays your top music albums as 4x4 collages throughout the months of the year with the Last.fm API. (Hint: type my username Vaiterius!)

ReactTypeScriptTailwindCSS
In-game screenshot of the player using their staff to target an enemy

Traditional Roguelike RPG

An terminal CLI dungeon crawler filled with procedurally-generated levels where you fight enemies, upgrade your gear, and progress your character. Made entirely within the standard library.

Python
A swagger UI documentation of the API

Monty Python Quotes API & bot

A RESTful API that returns dialogue and quotes from a Monty Python's Flying Circus scripts dataset. Also comes with a Twitter bot that tweets quotes daily.

PythonFastAPISQLiteDockerTweepy
The intro section for my personal portfolio website

Portfolio Website

You're looking at it right now! A website to showcase my software projects and all about me. Responsive on mobile. Hope you like it! :)

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Contact me

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